Leigh, Kenyon Junction No.1 to Liverpool Lime Street

Leigh, Kenyon Junction No.1 to Liverpool Lime Street Section of Line Opened Closed Notes Parkside No.1 to Edge Hill [Liverpool (Crown St.)] 17.09.1830 (Fri) (P)* * Official opening two days earlier. Parkside No.1 to Edge Hill [Liverpool (Crown St.)] 01.12.1830 (G) Edge Hill to Liverpool (Lime St.) 15.08.1836 Junctions and other features Running Lines Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions Distance from Signal Box above Loops and Refuge Sidings Notes Up Down Maximum permissible speed 75 m.p.h. on Main, Fast and Slow lines. Maximum permissibly speed 45 m.p.h. on Goods lines. 1 – ↓ Kenyon Junction No.1 (Central Lines) – 2 ↑ ↓ Parkside No.1 1m 1705yds 3 ↑ ↓ Parkside No.2 0m 874yds 4 ↑ ↓ Newton-le-Willows Station 0m 712yds 5 ↑ ↓ Earlestown No.2 0m 1593yds ? Earlestown No.3 6 ↑ ↓↓↓ Earlestown No.4 0m 511yds 7 ↑ ↓ Earlestown No.5 0m 488yds 8 ↑ ↓ Collins Green Station 0m 1554yds URS 55 9 ↑ ↓ Bold Colliery Siding 1m 195yds 10 ↑ ↓ St. Helens Junction No.1 0m 1044yds 11 ↑ ↓↓ Lea Green Station 1m 1195yds 12 ↑ ↓ Rainhill Station 1m 83yds 13 ↑ ↓ Top of Whiston 0m 1070yds 14 ↑ ↓ Huyton Quarry Station 1m 1599yds URS 43 URS 43 15 ↑ ↓↓ Huyton Station 0m 1558yds Roby Station 16 ↑↑ ↓↓ Broad Green Station 2m 106yds 17 ↑↑ ↓↓ Olive Mount Junction (Signals slow or north lines only) 0m 1692yds 18 ↑↑ ↓↓ Edge Hill No.5 (Signals slow or north lines only) 0m 944yds 19 ↑↑ ↓↓ Edge Hill No.3 0m 479yds 20 ↑↑ ↓↓ Edge Hill No.2 0m 473yds 21 — ↑↑ – Liverpool Lime Street 1m 667yds Links

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